Where does “patouiller” come from?

patouiller (Old French) comes from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

Ancestry of “patouiller”, step by step

patouiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French patte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
2Latinpattapaw, foot
3Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
4Proto-Germanicpat-—

via Old French pate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatepaw, foot of an animal

Words derived from “patouiller”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Latin patta →